Buster Keaton and Bimbo the elephant in an ad for US Steel. Photographed by Sid Avery, 1964.
Phil Silvers and Buster Keaton on the set of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 1966.
“That is not dangerous. That’s child’s play, for the love of Mike. […] I told them. I do worse things in my sleep than that.”
Buster between takes while shooting The Railrodder, irritated at a sudden change of gags as the first was felt to be too dangerous for him to perform. It was to involve him getting caught up in a map as his speeder crossed a high railway bridge. He later got his way and the gag was featured after all.
“He taught me most of what I know about timing, how to fall and how to handle pros and animals.” - Lucille Ball on Buster Keaton
